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(CBSSF)Theresnoneedtoreadbetweenthelinesofthelatestcommenthurledfromthe
Vatican.PopeFranciscalledchildlesscouplesselfishWednesdaywhilespeakingtohisusual
audienceatSt.PetersSquare.
Asocietywithagreedygeneration,thatdoesntwanttosurrounditselfwithchildren,that
considersthemaboveallworrisome,aweight,arisk,isadepressedsociety,thepopesaid.The
choicetonothavechildrenisselfish.Liferejuvenatesandacquiresenergywhenitmultiplies:Itis
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Hisaddresswentontotalkaboutthejoyofchildrenandtheirroleinsociety,weeksafterhe
seemedtosendacontradictorymessagetellingCatholicstheydontneedtobreedlikerabbits.
Thepontiffsremarksarentnecessarilynew.Lastyear,hewarnedagainstacultureofwell
beingthatcancomewhenacoupledoesnothavechildrenandhasthemoneyandfreedomto
takeniceholidaysandbuyasecondhome.
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PrisonPlanet 15hoursago

OK,sothePopesaysoneweekCatholicsarebreedinglikerabbits,andnowchildless
couplesareselfish.Buthomosexuality(producingnochildren)isfine.
Ihearalotofconflictingmessages.ThePopeisgettingsenile.
Wedon'thaveenoughpeopleintheworldalready?Areweanendangeredspecies?
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truthAtThatO 18hoursago

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ChristopherTroisi>truthAtThatO 8hoursago

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HAHAHAHHA."Nothavingchildrenisselfish,"saystheheadofacultofpedophiles,
whohastakenavownottoreproduce.Keepbreedingpeasants,thepriestsneed
morechildrentovictimize.
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hesaidvisavicouples.Logicallyspeakinghesright,yourewrong,itisa
selfishthing...butitsnotasin:)Iamveryhappylivingselfishly..Trytobeabit
morelogicalinyourargumentation.Tryingtoridiculesomethingwithinsults
showsonlyalackofiq...puttingyouinthesamesphereofreligiousfanatics.

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metlmayden 18hoursago

Why?SomoreCatholicpriestswillhavemoresexualmolestationvictimstochoose
from?it'sexpensivetoraisechildren,andnoteveryonehasthepatienceor
temperamentforit.Somecouplesliketheirfreedom,andthereareplentyofother
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waystomakecontributionstotheworldthatbenefitoursociety.Thebiggestsourceof
povertyinthiscountrytoday,isthatpeoplehavemorechildrenthantheycanaffordto
feed,clothe,houseandeducate...andultimately,thechildrensuffer.
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ChristopherTroisi>metlmayden 8hoursago

whydoesitbothertobecalledwhatitis?Iamselfish,Idontfeellikechildren.
Itsafact.Itsthere.Whydoesitbotheryousomuchthatyouargumentisabout
prieststouchingchildren?Isthatthelimitofyourintellectualcapacity?

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maryannnews 18hoursago

Itakeitthen,thatthisisapapalblessingforshackingup?

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v.m. 18hoursago

Itismoreselfishtomakebabieswhenyouknowyouareacrappyorinadequate
parent.IwasneverplanningtohavekidsbutIstupidly,becamepregnantandthought
Iwantedtodoitbecausethatiswhatsocietyexpected.Iwasnotagoodmother,Ijust
donothavethatinme.IamnotselflessenoughandIamnotnurturinglikethat.Idon't
likekids,idon'tlikemucusy/cryingbabiesandIdonotcaretofakeit.Plus,Ihavea
roughpregnancyandIwouldn'tFkingdoitunlesssomeonepaidme!Mysonisa
blessingbutInevergavemy100%andheendedupbeingraisedbyhisgrandmother
fromage11on.Achildneedsatleastyour90%.
Soifyouknowyouwanttosleeplate,travelwhenever,partytilyouare55,wantto
comehometopeaceandquieteveryday,orjustwantittobeyourandyour
husband/wifeandyourdogs,thensobeitifyouchosetorunyourlifewithyour
partner/mate/S.O.withoutkids,youshouldbeabletodothatwithoutjudgment.
Bettertoknowyourselfanddowhatyouknowisbestforyoulogically,thanhavinga
crappyhomelifedoingsomethingyouwerenotmeanttoandfakingit,probablyraising
akidpoorlyandmakinghim/heradamagedfuturegrownup.
Iseesomeofmyneighborsandtheyhave34kids,andIaskmyself"WHY?Whydo
thattoyourselves?"...Becauseitdoesn'tmakesensetome.Peoplejudgethe
chlildless,sohey,Ijudgethe"childwayfulll"!!
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ChristopherTroisi>v.m. 8hoursago

youstatethatyoureselfishandyourehappywithit.Whydoyoufeeljudgedfor
it?IcanbecalledselfishcausethatswhatIam...Itdoesntbotherme,neither
shoulditbotheryou.:)IamnicetowhoIwantbutIbeleiveinmyfreedom
enoughnottowantkids...goodforme.:)

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ChristopherSadoun 19hoursago

JesusdiedforYouYouwillgoto
Heaven
Anyonewhospeaksawordagainstthe
SonofManwillbeforgiven,butanyonewhospeaksagainsttheHoly
Spiritwillnotbeforgiven,eitherinthisageorintheageto
come.(Bible,NewTestament,Matthew12:32)
TherewastheFirstAionAgewhenJesus
waswalkingtheEarthandarguingwiththePharisees,which
correspondstowhenJesussaidThisage(Bible,NewTestament,
Matthew12:3132)
TherewastheSecondAionAgewhen
Jesuswasdeadinthetomb,whichcorrespondstowhenJesussaidthe
agetocome(Bible,NewTestament,Matthew12:3132)

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agetocome(Bible,NewTestament,Matthew12:3132)
ThereisatheThirdAionAgewhen
JesuswasresurrectedaliveagainandalsoistheAgewhenBlasphemy
seemore

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metlmayden>ChristopherSadoun 18hoursago

Goodgrief,youpoor,brainwashedsheep.
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marie 19hoursago

Whataboutpeoplewithseveremedicalconditionsthatcouldharmthemotherandor
thechild?Whataboutpeoplewhowouldratheradoptchildrenthathavebeendumped
intothesystem?Ithinkthatisaharshblanketstatementtomake,especiallywiththe
church'sstellarrecordwithpriestsabusingchildrenandcoveringitup.Whatifyou
can'taffordchildren?Sorry,whenyouliveinabubbleitiseasytojudgetherealworld.

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ChristopherTroisi>marie 8hoursago

Idontthinkthatwasthepointbutnicewaytodebunkyourargumentmy
mentioningpriestsabusingchildren...thepointisthatitsoutofapersonally
selfishideologythatacouplewilldecidenottohavekids.Andthatsfine...why
bothersayingthatthepopeiswrongwhenfromalogicalpointofviewthatsthe
reason...

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Oatmealforme 19hoursago

Whygetmarriedifyoudonotwantchildren?Theyshouldjustshackuplikefriends
withbenefits.
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v.m.>Oatmealforme 18hoursago

Thereareotherbenefitstoreapfromalegalmarriage.Noteveryoneisbornto
breed.
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IveBenPeeved 20hoursago

Havingkidsisalotofresponsibility,youdon'tjusthavekidsjustbecauseyou're
married.Althoughtheybringenormousjoytoyourlifeiftheyturnoutright,butit'sstilla
lotofwork,andnotwithoutconsequences,sleeplessdays/nights.
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Chiefpr 20hoursago

Heneedstoquitbloviatingaboutthingsheknowsnothingabout.Heneedstostart
payingtaxes.
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JJMCFarland 20hoursago

Just17%blackteenslivewithparents,54%forwhites.
SeemsthePopeshouldbeencouragingresponsiblemarriageandNOTpumpingout
kidstofolkswhohavenobusinesshavingkids.
OfcourseheknowstheChurchdependsonnumbersjustliketheDemocrats.
Don'tmatterhowpoororstupidorsicktheyare.It'sallaboutnumbers.
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GhostRiderHK>JJMCFarland 19hoursago

Youhavenoideahowrightyouare.

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justsayin 20hoursago

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pumpingoutkidsinaoverpopulatedworldseemsselfishtome
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metlmayden>justsayin 18hoursago

Iagree,especiallyinaworldtodaywhereweallhavetoworryaboutpossibly
gettingourheadsblownoffatthemall,themovies,andespeciallyatschool.
Andreligiousleadersmolestingourkids.

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Chiefpr>justsayin 20hoursago

Asishavingkidsyouknowinglycan'tsupportandexpectingotherstofinance
you.
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KennethBriggs 20hoursago

whatissoselfishaboutnothavingkids?theycostmoremoneythesedaysandifyou
donothavethemoneywhyshouldtheybeonwelfare?betteroffwithasmallpet,
yestheycostmoneylikemedicalbillsalsobutjoywillgiveyoujoywhiletheyarewith
you.
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John 20hoursago

Sowhyisn'themarriedwithchildren?It'sselfishforothersbutnotforhim?
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ThomasSmith 20hoursago

Your,You'retomato,tomatoe
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cfor3 20hoursago

C'monKCBS,"YourSelfish"?????Iexpectbetterthanthatfromyou.
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Fred>cfor3 20hoursago

Idon't...sadly.
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Med1 20hoursago

Icouldn'tagreemore!
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ADB 20hoursago

MyspouseandIarenotselfish,we'rerealistscannotaffordtohavethem,plusdonot
wanttoaddtotheoverpopulationoftheplanet.
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Urbane_Gorilla 20hoursago

Beingselfishisn'tasin.Butevenifitwas,thinkofalltheotherselfishactionsthatare
pumpedbythechurch,suchas'lookingforwardtogoingtoheaven'.Isn'thatselfish?t
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Creed 20hoursago

with7+Billionpeopleontheplanetheadingtowards10+BillioninthenearfutureI
thinkitsmoreselfishtobringnewsoulstoearthtofurtherpolluteandpillagethisour
MotherEarth.
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ABC>Creed 16hoursago

sothenifyou'resoconcerned,dousafavorandremoveyourselffromour
supposedlyoverpopulatedplanet,whenyoustopbreathingoutcarbondioxide,
therewillbelesspollution.Wewon'tmissyou.

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therewillbelesspollution.Wewon'tmissyou.

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